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A Software Stack is an ordered collection of software that makes it possible to complete a particular task.

There are a lot of different types of Software Stacks. Here are a few examples:

• A server stack includes the software required for basic server functioning.
• A Web stack includes the software required for Web app development.
• An application stack includes all the application programs required to perform a given task.
• A software stack includes the software required for a given task. (Software stacks include infrastructure software, rather than just applications.)
• A storage stack is a type of software stack that includes servers, networking components and server virtualization components.
• A virtualization stack is the collection of resources that, along with the hypervisor, make up the Microsoft Hyper-V environment.

Note: A Software Stack does not include Hardware (H/W). A Solution Stack is a Software Stack that includes Software.

Source: https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/solution-stack